Nonprofit · EIN 51-0082499
DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · WILMINGTON, DE 19801
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $708,452 | $408 | $708,044 | $6,624,600 | $34,000 | $6,590,600 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $727,470 | $999 | $726,471 | $5,721,424 | $0 | $5,721,424 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $505,815 | $0 | $505,815 | $4,362,775 | $0 | $4,362,775 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $700,693
- of which government grants
- $522,963
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $7,759
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Management and general (functional)
- $408
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,721,424
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,624,600
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $34,000
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,590,600
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,617,290
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,973,310
- Gross receipts
- $708,452
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 19
- Year formed
- 1957
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICK CARROLL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $138,146 | $10,243 |
| MICHELE L AHWASH CFP AEP CT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN H BROOKS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER DEHEER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN J KEISER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID A ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA C BIDDLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKIE BLUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL FLOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM HERRMAN VMD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW W HOFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NELLO PAOLI | DIRECTOR (THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA SCHLOSSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON M SHAPIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAMI SOLTOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUSAN P TERRANOVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JACK WALSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARGARET W WIEBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICK CARROLL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $129,392 | $10,422 |
| MICHELE L AHWASH CFP AEP CT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA C BIDDLE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER DEHEER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN J KEISER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID A ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN H BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL FLOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD F FRONCZKOWSKI CPA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISA GRAVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM HERRMAN VMD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW W HOFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA SCHLOSSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NELLO PAOLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON M SHAPIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMI SOLTOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN P TERRANOVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK WALSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET W WIEBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICK CARROLL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $101,690 |
| MICHELE L AHWASH CFP AEP CTFA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY WILLIAMS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER DEHEER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN J KEISER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN H BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID A ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA C BIDDLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL FLOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISA GRAVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM HERRMAN VMD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW W HOFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON M SHAPIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMI SOLTOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN P TERRANOVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA SCHLOSSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 701 A ST, WILMINGTON, DE 19801-5331
- In care of
- % THE ORGANIZATION
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- PATRICK CARROLL, 701 A STREET, WILMINGTON, DE 19801
- Signed the 990
- PATRICK CARROLL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (302) 571-0111
- Website
- WWW.DELAWAREHUMANE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BONADIO & CO LLP
Mission
FOUNDED IN 1957, DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION (DHA) IS DELAWARE'S PREMIER NONPROFIT NO-KILL ANIMAL CARE AND ADOPTION CENTER. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING FOR THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS AND OWNED DOGS AND CATS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE MAKE "FRIENDS FOR LIFE" BY CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH ANIMALS AND BY BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.HUMANE ANIMAL PARTNERS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2022 WHEN DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION AND DELAWARE SPCA MERGED.
Program accomplishments
- SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES:DHA SPAYS AND NEUTERS ALL ANIMALS PRIOR TO ADOPTION. IF NEEDED THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AT A LOW COST.HUMANE ANIMAL PARTNERS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2022 WHEN DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION AND DELAWARE SPCA MERGED.0
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 51-0082499
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization, Type I
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization, 50% limit
- Exempt since
- 2023
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,624,600
- Income (IRS master file)
- $708,452
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $708,452 | $408 | $6,624,600 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $727,470 | $999 | $5,721,424 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $505,815 | $0 | $4,362,775 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,726,909 | $2,969,476 | $9,334,205 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 51-0082499).
Questions about DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION is 51-0082499.
- Is DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.
- Are donations to DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization, 50% limit).
- Which annual return does DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names PATRICK CARROLL.
- Who are the officers and directors of DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $708,452, expenses of $408 and total assets of $6,624,600 at year end.
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